By Foreign PolicyThis list was compiled by Brian Fung, an editorial researcher at FP.

June 20, 2011

These days, everyone from the Dalai Lama to Bill Gates is on Twitter, the microblogging platform founded in 2006. During breaking news events like the death of Osama bin Laden or for following the Arab uprisings, it’s become an invaluable tool for keeping up to speed. But for many, it’s still just another place to promote their own work, rather than engaging in a more natural give-and-take. So how do you tell who’s really worth following? FP‘s got you covered. Here are 100 Twitter users from around the world who will make you smarter, infuriate you, and delight you — 140 characters at a time.

William Andrew Albano (@niuB) — Taipei-based tech writer who has built a handy list of other China feeds to follow. (Not to be confused with @niubi, another excellent feed by tech CEO Bill Bishop, who is based in Beijing.)